Looking for this sign Ptn

[xchief807]

Anyone have a Ptn close to this. The only thing on this one is I want the bottom of the Ptn to match the top. The legs on this one are to long. I want them to match the top.
Thanks Kevin



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[oscarl48]

Kevin,

A quick build that allowed me to utilize some modeling techniques I recently learned. So a fun little build. Hopefully one of these will work for you. I made four patterns as part of the evolution.

Here are the first two. The first one is simple and clean. The second one made the boards non-parallel for a more natural aged appearance.

[oscarl48]

After seeing the picture some more I realized my pattern was missing some texture. So went back and added some wood grain (I hope it looks like wood grain anyway). That is pattern 3. Then by changing the deform modifier parameters I got the jagged ends making the fence look a little more raggedy. So that is the 4th pattern.

Hopefully one of the patterns will work for you. The 3d model is now in my library so very easy to tweak. I can add boards, change angles, resize literally in seconds.

[zan29]

Nicely done Oscar!

[oscarl48]

Suzanne thank you. You know I am chasing after your creativity.

[xchief807]

Oscar they all look great I think I am going to use Ptn # 4

Thank you for your help Now to make the sign.

[zan29]

Thank you Oscar........very nice of you!

Suzanne thank you. You know I am chasing after your creativity.

[zan29]

Here's my two cents for your sign!
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[oscarl48]

Nice! Love the wood texture.

[xchief807]

Wow Suzanne really nice the wood texture is great. I will try this one too.

[Geomoo1]

Here's my shot at it...

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[zan29]

Nice one too Geo!

[oscarl48]

Very nice. great texture.

[Geomoo1]

Thanks, Zan and Oscar. Just trying to get in a little practice.

[RogerB]

To all thank you for sharing . Very nice work.

[oscarl48]

Suzanne, Geo,

Thanks for the inspiration. Took a little playing around but I finally figured out how to do weathered wood texture consistently and it will be the centerpiece of a new pattern.

Regards,
Oscar

[Geomoo1]

Looking good Oscar. Did you do it in Designer or a 3rd party program? Either way, how did you go about it?

[oscarl48]

George,

3rd party program. I use blender 3d to create a 3d model first and then port into designer as an stl. I had to learn how to create 3d aged wood texture.

I am amazed at what the program (blender) can do for being completely free. It has some serious user interface issues and the learning curve is pretty much a cliff but once you have a few basics down it is super cool to use. When combined with designer basic picture import functions you have some serious tools are your disposal. There are several superior 3d modeling programs in terms of use and rendering speeds but they are all relatively expensive for what for me is a hobby. In the end, blender 3d can do just about the same thing just with a little bit more effort and longer render times.

Oscar

[aokweld101]

Blender...ugh...I done fell off the cliff...

[zan29]

Great job Oscar!

[oscarl48]

aokweld,

too funny. I am about a quarter of the way up the cliff. If I can make it half way I'll be satisfied (as long as I don't fall off the cliff).

The free part keeps making me go back and making me learn how to do what I want it to do. I have literally taken days to make a single model though practice and learning different methods is making me a lot faster now at building models. This fence took about 15 minutes to build.

Start with a cube. Size it smaller in the y axis. Lengthen the x axis. Lower the z axis. Subdivide 6 times. Set wood texture to sinusoidal pattern with hard band noise. Apply texture to cube material. Apply displace modifier on strength of texture color differential. Play with strength settings until happy. Play with mesh until happy.

Have a slightly aged board. A badly aged board. And finally a wood kindling board.

Yup its a cliff. Its my cheapness that keeps me clawing my way up. I have too many other hobbies I have to pay for.

Suzanne, thanks. The new pattern is in the pattern sharing pictorial section.